Recovering from knee surgery

After a ligament reconstruction or a knee replacement, two things shape the first weeks: keeping the swelling down, and getting the quadriceps firing again. KOLDE rents the Game Ready knee wrap and the Compex in Dubai, delivered and set up at home. Protocols, fitting videos and articles for the knee are below.

Videos

Setting up your Game ReadyFrom ice and water to your first session Watch Fitting the knee wrapPosition the wrap and connect the hose Watch

Protocols

Before surgeryMuscle preparation Compex After surgeryMuscle activation Compex After surgerySwelling and pain Game Ready

Articles

Why a swollen knee switches off the quadriceps4 min read Read ACL: the three things that derail a return to sport4 min read Read Does it hurt? Your first Compex session4 min read Read Your thigh lost 10% of its size and 62% of its strength4 min read Read Starting electrical stimulation in the first week after knee surgery5 min read Read Knee replacement: every degree of flexion counts4 min read Read What changes in the first hours after ACL reconstruction4 min read Read Knee replacement: what cryocompression changes4 min read Read Do not miss the first week with your Compex4 min read Read

Good to know

Your Game Ready at home: the practical guide7 min read Read Your Compex at home: the practical guide4 min read Read Ice pack or cryocompression: what the studies show4 min read Read Home from hospital, and no one is watching any more4 min read Read What Game Ready does, and what Compex does4 min read Read Four procedures, the same result: fewer painkillers4 min read Read Where the ERAS protocol stops: the week after discharge4 min read Read

The equipment

Game Ready Pro 2.1 Cryo-compression, the ice machine for the knee From AED 1,100 Compex SP 8.0 Electrostimulation, to keep the muscle working From AED 500 Recovery Bundle Both devices together, cheaper than separately From AED 1,400